Readers appraisal The Paris Hours Write your own review! gerrie A Day to Remember This book is Calm of b...

Readers appraisal The Paris Hours
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gerrieA Day to Remember
This book is Calm of brain burning, gasp inducing scenes that will stay with you forever. One day in Paris, four main characters, mystery upon mystery and it all unwinds and just when you think it's over,,,, it really isn't.
The Paris Hours is not a long book but it packs one heck of a punch. The writing is beautiful and view provoking. Humans are human no matter where they are from, where they live, or their status in life. Their paths often intersect as do their secrets, sometimes with disastrous results.
Can Anyone Move Forward After A Tragic Loss?
Come exercise a day on the streets and in the bookstores and bars of Paris as four very different land try to capture what has been lost. An Armenian immigrant performing puppet shows for French children while narrating in Armenian. A wounded WW I vet searching for the infant lost with his wife in the flames of a burning Church. A did artist trying to find the money to save his life. And a shy land woman serving as the confidante and caretaker of a hypochondriac, Marcel Proust. We following them through the course of one day as they seek and, in the treat, learn of their histories and the whys of the seeking. Engrossing as their stories are the city itself captivates the senses as the reader roams from do to place and observes the other residents of the City of Light. The story brings it all together at the one fateful night when all the seekers find themselves in the smoky, jazz-filled room of Le Chat Blanc.
tired bookreaderHighly Recommend
I do fill this is the first book of 2020 that needs #1. The style of the writing almost intends reading four (not too long) chapters at a time and the storyline(s) are so recent, it is a surprise to find how they connect.
The choices a bodies makes every day are more consequential than we know. Not only for ourselves, but for those with whom we interact.
Thank you, Alex George, for this astounding read.
An Unforgettable Day in Paris
Imagine an historical recent in which you not only meet the four main protagonists but also the likes of Josephine Baker, Marcel Proust, Maurice Ravel, Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein. The signaled very cleverly weaves the lives of these celebrities into the lives of his main characters.
He top-notch introduces the reader to an Armenian puppeteer Souren, then a French artist, Guillaume, a French journalists, Jean Paul, and the maid and confidante of Marcel Proust, Camille.
All of them end up alive to with each other in some way and their stories are all confined to one day in Paris. I was amazed at how the signaled was able to connect their diverse lives and tell the story of each one searching for something lost.
I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to experienced Paris through the eyes of four very different inhabitants and find themselves caught up in their emotions and life struggles.
I will definitely plan to look for more novels from this very talented author.
Best read for 2020
The style the signaled chose for the book is perfect to keep the reader motivated. You have to read 4 chapters at a time (no affects, they aren't long). The story is spellbinding and shows how barely noticeable meetings with strangers can have the majority effects on someone's life.
I read this book in report time and have recommended it to anyone who will listen. A must read!!
Love, love, love this book!
I loved everything throughout this book.. the characters were rich and well developed... I loved the backdrop of the book and the fact that it culminates in a single day in Paris in 1927 where the characters finally intersect and lop you feeling breathless. I love the historical aspect and the use of real live characters from that time frame... Ernest Hemingway, Josephine Baker, Gertrude Stein... they all lop a feeling of authenticity to the story. Just an amazing read for me, love the way this signaled writes! Bravo!
MaryfordA radiant book
I read this for the book discussion later this month but I need to say smart now that it is a beautiful jewel of a book. The writing is exquisite. Definitely the best book I have read this year and it will probably hold on to that title for a long time.
Lynne LambertLife Can Change in a Day
Alex George spins a fast curious narrative in The Paris Hours as he weaves together the lives of four very different characters. Camille has a secret she is desperate to protect. Souren has escaped the brutal Armenian genocide but not the memories. Guillaume is an artist whose love life and career are aspirational. Jean Paul is a journalists with an aching heart. Each of them has lost someone or something precious, and the fresh criss-crosses their lives like the strands of an intricate French braid. A cast of luminaries counting Marcel Proust, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Josephine Baker add legend flavor as the characters live out one meaningful day in 1927 Paris. It is a fresh that looks at the power of love, of loss, of hope and of memory. It reminds us that time and timing are worthy forces. Fitting together the disparate pieces of these characters’ lives grants the reader a sense of satisfaction, but up to the very last page there are unexpected surprises.
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